God is the one God and the creator of our universe. He created the universe out of nothing and put everything in order to create that which is called earth. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit join in a beautiful, circular relationship as they make up the Trinity. In God’s perfect way, he made the earth and everything in it to live in perfect harmony. Human beings were created to bear his image to the world, to create using the world around us, to live in right-relatedness with God and fellow humans, and to tell the saving story of Jesus. As we do these things, we get to express gratitude and selfless adoration to our Father, the Creator. All of creation and humankind joins together, expressing praise to God the King with all that we are.
After God created humans in his likeness, humans chose to step away from right relationship with the Trinity, within which we were whole and complete beings. When our wholeness was traded for brokenness and death, God the Father lovingly pursued us in his overwhelming passion. The rescue plan of the Father meant that he had to step into the world and into the “space” of the humans. God’s only Son, Jesus, came to the earth to create a way of restoration for us through his death and resurrection. Because of God the Savior, we are welcomed back into the perfect relationship with God that was meant for us all along.
We are still living in the story of the rescue plan of God. He is still saving creation from brokenness and rebellion. Right now, we get to step into the story and live as fully alive humans. God has put his image in us and so, with the help of the Holy Spirit, we are a part of how his plan gets carried out on earth. The Kingdom of God collides with earth as we continue on towards the final chapter in the story. Using our gift of creativity, we are set on course to work out new ways of retelling the whole story in a way that is relevant to our time and culture. God’s end to the story is the complete restoration of creation and humanity, where everything is put right again, we will live in harmony with our Father God. Amen!
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